Finance professor Robert Battalio was interviewed for a Wall Street Journal story about an SEC economist's study indicating that brief delays in stock trading such as those offered by IEX’s exchange help protect ordinary investors from ultrafast traders. Read the full story here.…

Mike Chapple, associate teaching professor at Mendoza College of Business, was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal's Morning Risk Report after federal prosecutors charged nine Iranians in connection with a cyberattack targeting universities and companies in the U.S.

It is human nature to take sides. In the case of active and passive, however, not only do I think investors can choose both, but the story of passive’s rise and active’s demise has been greatly exaggerated.

It is true that flows into passive strategies have picked up. But U.S. advisers are still allocating 70% of their clients’ assets to active investment strategies, according to our recent survey. Investment flows can be fickle and aren’t always a good barometer for long-term shifts in sentiment.…